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Christ Church
Built 1723
The oldest church building in Boston
after its spire was blown down in a gale
October 1804
the present spire, sixteen feet shorter than the original
was erected under the supervision of
Charles Bulfinch
Its peal of bells
the first in America
has rung in peach and war
throughout the history of Boston
since 1744
The first rector was
the Reverend Timothy Cutler
Rector of Yale College
1719 - 1722 |